QLD Gov Focused on the Wrong Issues

Beautiful sunny Queensland. Hospitals in crisis. Ambulance ramping. Criminals running amok. Cars getting stolen like it’s just a normal thing. Home invasions. Innocent people being murdered in shopping centres. What do you think the Queensland Government focus on? Changing the name of Magnetic Island National Park to its traditional Indigenous name, of course!

The Department of Environment, Science and Innovation are proposing to rename the National Park off the coast of Townsville to Yunbenun in recognition of the Wulgurukaba people, the so-called “canoe people”, who have apparently been living there and on the nearby mainland for thousands of years. Although reports say the Government are only planning to rename the National Park, not the island itself. I wonder how long it will be until they just say, “F*** it! Let’s rename the entire island!”, considering the National Park covers more than half the island, and the fact that the state government already renamed Fraser Island to its Indigenous name K’gari in 2023. Research has shown that by renaming the National Park, this will result in less crime in Townsville… Just joking. Crime reduction is obviously not part of the Queensland Government’s playbook.

It seems as if the Government are starting with soft targets that people won’t kick up too much of a stink over. I guess once they rename all the islands and national parks, it won’t be too long until they build up the courage to start renaming towns and cities. And just like they did to Mount Warning where tourists aren’t allowed to venture anymore, they’ll probably claim that Magnetic Island is for certain ethnicities only.

In a statement, the Department of Environment said they were working closely with the Wulgurukaba people to care for country: “Our proposed change to the name of the national park recognises the rich cultural history of the area and the ongoing, deep connection to the island for the Wulgurukaba people.”

Is anybody else getting sick of all this? Instead of focusing on stuff that actually helps people, like, you know, hospitals, crime reduction, and cost of living, they instead choose to focus on divisive issues like Path to Treaty and changing the names of well-known holiday destinations to something people can’t remember nor pronounce. It seems kind of silly, don’t you think? Oh that’s right, silly is what the present, out of touch, Brisbane-run state government does.

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